CHANGES IN THE RAILWAY TARIFF.

Otago Witness, Issue 1890, 10 February 1888, Page 16

CHANGES IN THE RAILWAY TARIFF.

Various alterations in the scale of railway rates are published in the Gazette of January 27, and came into force yesterday. The only concession in passenger fares of general interest is made in favour of athletic teams, it being provided that second-class Saturday return tickets available for first-class carriages will be issued to football, cricket, tennis, and bowling teams of not less than 12 members. These tickets will be available for return for a week from date of issue; and where a single journey only is to be made, secondclass single tickets will be issued, available for first-class carriages. Teams are required to give three days' notice to the district manager before travelling. Among other special concessions is one for the benefit of intending exhibitors at the Melbourne Centennial Exhibition. Goods consigned for exhibit to be opened in Melbourne during August 1888 will be carried free on the New Zealand railways, provided that they shall be so carried at the sole risk of the consignors, and that each package shall be consigned to the executive commissioner for New Zealand, and legibly marked for exhibit. It is further stipulated that the loading and unloading shall be done at the expense of the consignors, and that in the event of such exhibits being sold the full railway chargeg shall be paid. Exhibits returning may ba conveyed free provided no sale or exchange has been effected, and a certificate to that effect from the secretary of the exhibition must be produced. A reduction is made on goods belonging to classes A, B, C, and D from Invercargill to Dunedin ; and from Dunedin to Invercargill local rates are made applicable. The cement; industry is assisted by a local rate of 10s pet ton from Walton Park to Oamaru breakwater— the minimum quantity being four tons. The Dunedin rate of 2s per ton for native coal, &c> from Ferohill, Walton Park, Abbotsford, and Greea Island is made applicable to Caversham, and a rate is inserted for native brown coals from Fernhill, Walton Park, ana

Green Island pits to Abbotsford, Burnside, .and J stations and sidings on the Walton Park branch, i An increased charge of Id per ton is imposed 0Q goods in classes A, B, C, D on the Livingston and Catlin's River branches. There are a number of charges iv the classification of goods, among the principal of which are clay scouring bricks (native manufacture), which are brought under class P and charged the same rate as native coal. Earthenware (native, packed and consigned direct from local factories in quantities under 30c is brought under class D (merchandise) ; and New Zealand fruit is admitted to class B (for grain, &c), and charged a rate and a-half.